Absolutely Sweet Marie
Ton : DEnglish
D
Couplet
Well, your Drailroad gate, Gyou know A7I just can't Djump it.
GSometimes it gets Dso hard, you see. A7
I'm just Dsitting here Gbeating on A7my trumpet, D Bm
With F#mall these promises you Dleft for me. A7
But where Gare you tonight, A7sweet Marie? D
Couplet
Well, I Dwaited for you Gwhen I A7was half Dsick.
Yes I Gwaited for you Dwhen you hated A7me.
Well, I Dwaited for you Ginside of the A7frozen Dtraffic Bm
When you F#mknew I had some other Dplace to be. A7
Now, where Gare you tonight, A7sweet Marie? D
Pont
Well, A#anybody can be just like Dme, obviously,
But A#then, now again, not too many can be like you, Dfortunately. A7
Couplet
Well, six white Dhorses Gthat you A7did proDmise me
Were Gfinally delivered down Dto the penitentiaA7ry.
But to Dlive outside the Glaw, you A7must be hoDnest. Bm
I F#mknow you always say that you Dagree, A7
But Gwhere are you tonight, A7sweet Marie? D
Couplet
Now, I been in Djail Gwhen A7all my mail Dshowed
That a Gman can't give his address Dout to bad compaA7ny,
And now I Dstand here Glookin' at your A7yellow railDroad Bm
In the F#mruins of your Dbalcony, A7
Wond'ring where Gare you tonight, A7sweet Marie? D
Pont
Well I don't A#know how it happened, but the riverboat captain, Dhe knows my fate
But A#ev'rybody else, even yourself, they're just Dgonna have to wait. A7
Couplet
Well, I got the Dfever Gdown A7in my pocDkets,
The GPersian drunDkard, he follows A7me.
Yes, I can Dtake him to your Ghouse, but I A7can't unlock Dit. Bm
You F#msee, you forgot to leave me with Dthe key. A7
Oh, Gwhere are you tonight, A7sweet Marie? D